YogSothoth
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Really good sketches there. I must have a go at the moon myself.
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Great sketches. Sketching really makes you observe an object, rather than just looking at it. -
Thanks for that. I’m quite interested in double stars, so I’ll have a look next time. I was using a 24mm eyepiece, giving me a mag of x31, so I didn’t notice that the stars you pointed out were doubles. I’ll have a look using a higher magnification next time
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Thanks. I’m quite pleased with it, although some of the fainter stars seem have increased in magnitude a bit in my sketch 😂
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Great sketches
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A clear night last night, although a bit chilly, so I thought I’d have a go at M44 (Beehive cluster). I wonderful sight in the eyepiece.
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Thanks 🙂
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It’s the first time I’ve seen M53, but I’ll be revisiting it I think. There was a very thin veil of hazy cloud about by the time I’d got to it, so I’m sure I could get a better view. I didn’t see NGC 5053, but something else to look out for in the future.
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I have replied to your post but forgot to quote 🤣
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Thanks, yes it white paper and pencil reversed. I use Derwent blending stumps to soften the edges. I’m in a small village in West Sussex and the skies a reasonably dark, although Gatwick is to the North, about 12 miles away. I would guess at around B4 maybe. Also, none of my neighbours have external lights and all the street lights go off at 12pm, which is nice.
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Last night I had an almost clear sky, although there was some hazy cloud about. M3 looked great, and although I couldn’t make out individual stars, it did have a distinctly grainy structure. M53 was much fainter, but I could easily see the brighter central core.
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Probably means we’ve upset some sort of astronomical deity 🤣
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I’ve only managed four sessions this year and observed the sun three times. Oddly, I seem to have clearest skies during a full moon.
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Very nice sketch indeed.
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Great sketches, especially like the use of colour.
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Great work there. Sketching at the eyepiece is very rewarding.
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Thanks. OCs are generally my favourite DSOs as they usually look like what they’re supposed to look like, rather than a grey smudge 🙂
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Thanks. I didn’t know that alternative name for the cluster, but I can see what you mean.
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Thanks for that and encourages me to post some more. I love sketching at the eyepiece as I find I really engage with what I’m looking at.
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Thank you and yes, a very nice cluster. I could probably have drawn in more of the surrounding stars, but the clouds suddenly appeared….for a change 🤣
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I just about managed 1/2 hr of sketching M35 in Gemini before the clouds came in.
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Thanks. Took a while to complete.
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The Sun today was quite active and took a while to sketch. The seeing wasn’t great, but I was able to pick out most of the detail, I think.
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My first sketch of the sun this year. Can’t believe how rubbish the weather has been.
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Thanks for that. Very reassuring 🙂
